Gov. Kathy Hochul (R-NY) told New Yorkers to expect events like recent flooding, since they have become the “new normal,” during a briefing Saturday.
It began Friday, with heavy rainfall in New York City and the surrounding region bringing chaos, flooding streets and shutting down public transportation. The state is under a state of emergency due to the extreme flooding that is affecting the subway system, streets, and even bus floors.
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“Of course, we know, this is the result of climate change. This is unfortunately what we have to expect as the new normal,” Hochul said.
“There are some New Yorkers who’ve never seen the likes of which we experienced yesterday. I mean in their entire lives. This event was historic. In some areas it was record-shattering,” Hochul said. “All of the subways are operational. Metro-North below Southeast station, Long Island Rail Road, and the Paratransit services are all functioning this morning. But it’s not just about our main focus, which is to protect the passengers. We had to protect the infrastructure of our trains and subways, even as the floodwaters were pouring into the systems.”
Some eight inches of rain fell in the state’s most populous city. While dozens of rescues have been made, no fatalities have been reported.
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Evacuations occurred at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and one terminal of the three terminals at La Guardia International Airport due to the water levels.
The state of emergency is set to last the next six days.
